Grout-carrier.



E. N. TURNER.

GROUT CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED our. 7. 1914.

1 1 61,363. I Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASHINGTDN, n. c.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed October 7, 1914. Serial No. $65,587.

In a great many instances where brick pavements or streets are made, itis customary to fill in the spaces between the bricks with a suitablegrouting. This grouting is usually a watery mixture of sand and cementand if allowed to stand for any appreciable time, the heavier particleswill settle to the bottom, leaving the more watery portion on top. Thisis undesirable and it is usually aimed to have the entire mixture of auniform consistency and to this end my invention contemplates astructure whereby this consistency is maintained.

The main object of my invention-resides in equipping'or building anordinary grout carrier with a stirring device operable by the movementalong the ground of the car,- rier itself. By this construction, thevmass may be continually stirred as it is being conveyed from its pointof mixing to the point where it'is to be used and it is furtherdesirable in the event that the watery mixture was not thoroughly mixedat the beginning.

Another object of my'inventionresides in the provision of a structurewhereby the carrier may be supported in a manner that at least one ofits transporting wheels will be above the level of the ground, sothat adriving connection between this elevated wheel and the stirringstructure will cause the mixture to be agitated by a manual turning ofthe wheel itself.

My invention also resides in the peculiar structure adopted foreffecting the elevation of the carrying bowl so that at least one of itssupporting wheels will be elevated above the ground level.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanyingsheet of drawings, in which similar characters of reference designatecorresponding parts, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a grout carrier with my inventionapplied thereto, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown inFig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, a well known type of carrier is shown, the samecomprising a bowl to which is attached a pair of transporting wheels 2,these wheels being mounted upon the axle 3 located at a point slightlyforward of the center of capacity of the bowl itself. Depending legs aare provided as a supporting structure when the vehicle is leftstanding, these legs being of such length that when the handle 5 isgrasped, the natural tendency will be to slightly lift the legs 1 offthe ground and by a forward push the carrier itself will be movedalong-the ground.

My stirringdevice itself comprises a paddle wheel structure 6 rigidlyattached by means of a fitting 7 to a transverse shaft 8 rotatablyjournaled in suitable bearings 9 carried by each side of the bowlitself. One end of this shaft rigidly carries a pinion 10, this pinionbeing arranged to mesh-with a gear wheel 11 rigidly carried by one ofthe transporting wheels. parent thatvforward movement of the carrieritself will impart rotary movement to the stirring paddle6 by means ofits geared connection. i

As has been stated, it is desirable to at times agitate the mixturewhile the carrier is. itself in-a stationary position. To ac complishthis, I have provided a hanger member 12, which hanger member is pivotedas at 13 tothe forward upper end of the bowl structure. This hangermember is of a length slightly greater than the distance between theground line and its pivot point so that when it is moved to assume avertical position, the wheels 2 will be moved up wardly out ofengagement with the ground. The lower end of this hanger element isprovided with a projecting lip 14, which lip cooperates with acomplemental formation 15 carried upon one end of a latch bar 16centrally pivoted to the bottom of the bowl structure as at 17. Themanner in which the locking is effected between this latch bar and thehanger 12 is clearly shown in both Figs. 1 and 3 and in order that anordinary jar will not cause disengagement of the locking parts, I haveprovided the rear end of the latch bar with an enlargement 18 to servein the capacity of a counterweight;

When the carrier is in stationary position, and it is desired tocontinue the agitation of the mixture within the bowl, the rear end ofthe latch bar 16 may be pushed upwardly, thereby releasing the lower endIt will thus" be apof'the' hanger 12. A pressure downwardly 'upon theend of the handle 5 will then cause the entire structure. to pivot aboutthe lower corner of the rear supporting legs 4i and in this manner thehanger is permitted to assume a substantially vertical position. ThlsPIVOtlIlgflCtlO-H about the legs 4: causes an elevation of thetransporting wheels 2 and the movement of the hanger '12 to asubstantially vertical position will cause these'wheels to betemporarily out of engagement with-theground, so that their manualoperation 18 permissible. For .well kno-wn'reaso ns,it is desirable thatonly one bf these wheels be rotatably geared or connected with thestirring device 6 and I have shown this connection by means of the gear7 and pinion 11 and l0. It will thus be ap- "parent that I have provideda grout carrier 7 111 WillCh the mass may be contlnuously agionly, astirring device within said bowl on an axis runnmg 1n the same directionas the axes of said wheels, and a driving connection between said deviceand only one of said wheels.

2. A grout carrier comprising a bowl, a single pair of wheels supportingsaid bowl intermediate its ends, a stirring device rotatably mountedwithin said bowl, a rear sup port for said bowl on one side of saidwheels for use when the carrier is instationary position only, meansoperative on the other side of said wheels whereby at least one of themmay be elevated above the ground, and a driving connection between atleast one of said wheels and said stirring device.

3. A grout carrier comprising a bowl, a single pair of wheels supportingsaid bowl intermediate its ends, a stirring device rotatably mountedwithin said bowl, supporting feet on said bowl to the rear of saidwheels, a hanger structure pivoted at its upper end to said'bowl to thefront of said wheels, said structure being longer than the distancebetween the ground line and its pivot point to thereby support said bowlso that said wheels are elevated above the ground, and a drivingconnection between said device and at least one of said wheels.

4. A grout carrier comprising a how], a single pair of wheels supportingsaid bowl intermediate its ends, a stirring device rotatably mountedwithin said bowl, supporting feet on said bowl to the rear of saidwheels, a hanger structure pivoted at its upper end to said bowl to thefront of said wheels, said structure being longer than the distancebetween the pivot point and the ground line to thereby support said bowlso that said wheels are elevated above the ground, a catch device fornormally holding said hanger structure in inoperative position, a gearrigidly connected to one of said wheels, and a pinion rigidly connectedto said stirring device and meshing with said gear.

In testimony whereof I afiix my. signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDGAR N. TURNER.

Witnesses ROY ARRINGTON, ELIZABETH MCCORMICK.

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